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— , =8 SCORES AFTER HARD DRIVE ♦ Fishers Ride Chief Factor in Victory of Word of Honor. • Viiiliey Farm Representative Out to Limit to Hold Bnnthorne Safe — Double for L. Gentry. • • COLLINSVILLE, 111., June C— The Aud-ley Farm Stables four-year-old gelding Word of Honor scored a hollow victory in the Caseyville Purse, principal attraction offered by the Fairmount Jockey Club this afternoon. Word of Honor, piloted by jockey II. Fisher, was returned victorious at the end of three-quarters over the heavy course, vanquishing Mrs. R. Pollards Bunthorne by a small margin in a hard drive. Bunthorne raced as if much the best, considering the ground that he made up on the leaders, after having been crowded out of it after the start, and then was in trouble again on the inside in the stretch, due to the rough riding tactics of Ihe winners jockey. F. Hayes Memoria finished tiring in third place, after furnishing a creditable effort. There were but six starters in the Caseyville Purse and the Capitol Stables Water Lad attracted the mest attention, ruling a strong favorite, while Memoria also had extensive backing. Word of Honor, not so well regarded as this pair, ruled as third choice, upsetting the figures somewhat. Aside from showing good speed on the far turn, Water Lad did not prove formidable for the others and began dropping out of it at that stage, when the others raced forward in a general closing up on the leaders. Ethel Galliger and Memoria were in the van when Word of Honor and Bunthorne eiinlengcd at the head of the home stretch. Both passed the leaders and began the duel for the purse. Bunthorne caught Word of Honor a sixteenth out, offering a resolute challenge on the inside, and was going the fastest, appearing certain to overhaul Word of Honor. Fisher kept bringing Word of Honor over sharply toward the inside, making dangerously close quarters for Bunthorne, and in this manner Fisher was enabled to keep Bunthorne safe to the finish, but only managed to bat him home by a half-length, and except for his rough riding Fisher would never have been able to keep Bunthorne from winning. Somewhat improved weather conditions bettered the sport this afternoon and helped out greatly, there being a generous increase in the attendance, a large crowd making the Continued od twentieth p.ige. SCORES AFTER HARD DRIVE Continued from first page. trip to the course. The track was improved over that of Tuesday and showed signs of drying out rapidly, but was still in a very heavy state. Small fields were the order in all of the races, favorites and well-backed ones meeting with reasonable success. Six maiden two-year-old fillies were called upon to furnish the contest which opened the sport for the day and another victory resulted for the L. Gentry Stable. Gentry started Katrina L., a shifty daughter of Upset — Fantail, and this filly, making her first start, was winner in ridiculously easy style from the Oakland Stables Jessie Cart-y. The T. Piatt-bred Katrina L. finished ten lengths in advance of Jessie Carey and was only cantering at the end. She was ridden by K. Horvath, this being Horvaths fourth winning mount at the meeting out of the five engagements that he has accepted up to this race. B. B. Rices Oceanid was the one to take third place in this. Katrina L.s success was anticipated, as she ruled a pronounced favorite. P. H. Jones capable and consistent heavy track performer Dar-Fur carried the stable silks to a well-earned victory in the second race, in which the winner, a son of Tchad, defeated seven other good sprinters. Dar-Fur was outrun as usual fcr the first half mile and was racing in next to last place, while Southern Kiss and Henry Sommers were setting and forcing the pace and racing each other into defeat. When in the stretch Dar-Fur, well ridden by jockey W. Lauscher, was quick to overtake the tiring leaders and, taking the lead inside the last sixteenth, managed to hold safe and outfinish Margie K. Dar-Fur was well backed, while Margie K., which took second place, was an outsider and paid long odds to her place and show backers. Master Sweep, another of the well- backed ones, was third. Southern Kiss was the favorite. L. Gentrys Grierdilda won again this afternoon at good odds in accounting for the third race, a mile and a sixteenth affair, for three-year-olds, in which there were but six starters. After Katrina L. had carried the Gentry colors successfully in the opening race. Grierdilda then made it a double for the day for Gentry, incidentally establishing the second double victory for the Gentry s*able since its arrival Monday. Jockey Karl Horvath was in the saddle again on both winners and continues to ride in fine style, his exhibition astride Grierdilda being particularly worthy for the managed to bring the filly out of a sulk in the back Stretch racing to have her come on to w ar down the leading Moneagoe entering the stretch. She then drew far away in the lead to ultimately win in a canter, leading home Denny Cooney. the latter ruling as favorite at odds-on. He could do no better than to secure the place award, never seriously threatening the winner in the last cpiarter mile. The veteran racer Louisville and Nashville scored the first W. M. Cain victory of the year here when he proved best of the eight sprinters that started over three-quarters in the fifth race. Jockey J. Parmelee rode his first winner since having returned to the saddle following his forced brief vacation, due to an injury encountered while riding at the recent Aurora meeting. Louisville and Nashville furnished the biggest surprise of the day when he was overlooked in this and his backers reaped a big harvest. Focus set the early pace to the stretch, but began tiring and in the hard drive which ensued in the final sixteenth Focus tired siightly and was unable to withstand the winners challenge. The Runt, ruling as a strong favorite here, ran a fairly good race, but was not good enough and could do no better than third place.
